Craig Wilson
Today we return with a ‘Many Faces Of‘ piece, the first in a while, looking at the in-ring career of WWE Hall of Famer Ray Traylor, better known to WWE fans as the Big Boss Man through a nearly two-decade-long wrestling career. Continue reading
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Steve Lombardi had a run with the WWE, under various guises, that lasted over 30 years. From the Brooklyn Brawler to Abe “Knuckleball” Schwartz via stints as Doink the Clown and Kim Chee, today we look at ‘The Many Faces Of’ Steve Lombardi over his many years as an employee of the WWE. Continue reading
During his lengthy wrestling career – that saw several stints with the WCW and WWE – Barry Darsow had a number of gimmicks – some successful and some less so. It is those gimmicks that are the focus of this latest ‘The Many Faces Of’.
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On Friday we had part 1 of ‘The Many faces of Monty Kip “Billy Gunn” Sopp focusing on his initial WWF run. Today in part two we look at his time in TNA, his return to the WWE and what he’s up to now. Continue reading
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He was ‘The One’, ‘Rockabilly’ and more famously ‘Badd Ass’ and in this latest ‘The Many Faces Of’, Craig looks back at the wrestling career of Monty Sopp, better known to WWE fans as one half of the New Age Outlaws: Billy Gunn. Continue reading
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Brian Adams is a much maligned wrestler. Seen by some as a Yoko Ono like figure and blamed for the break-up of Demolition. Despite that, he carved out a lengthy career in both the WWE and WCW featuring in high profile angles for much of his on-screen time.
In this latest ‘The Many Faces Of’, Craig looks back at the wrestling career of Brian Adams. Continue reading
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To many modern wrestling fans, Al Snow is just a judge on TNA’s Gut Check. For those of a slightly older vintage, he was one of the most entertaining and prominent characters during the WWF’s Attitude Era and in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
In this latest, and reader requested, ‘The Many Faces of‘, Craig looks at the career of Allen Sarven. Continue reading
Windham as NWA United States Champion. Much of his success came in the NWA & WCW but he struggled to replicate that in the WWE (Image courtesy of tapemachinesarerolling blog)
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Barry Windham is, for me, a superstar that I would have loved to have seen in his prime. Sadly much of his best early work has not even been saved on tape let alone widely available. What there is on tape is largely very good, particularly his run with NWA/WCW.
After all, it was with the NWA, in its many forms, that he achieved much of his success. That’s not to say he didn’t have success in the WWE – he did, he’s a former two time tag champion with his brother-in-law Mike Rotunda – but the majority of his time with McMahon’s promotion saw him saddled with poor gimmicks or hampered by creative difficulties and that’s exactly what we will look at today. Continue reading
John Layfield has had a long and successful run with the WWE (pic courtesy of prowrestlingroundup.com)
Craig Wilson
John Layfield amassed a total of 24 title wins during his career with the company including WWE Champion, US Champion, European Champion, Intercontinental Champion, seventeen time Hardcore champion and three time tag champion with Farooq during his APA days. He is the twentieth Triple Crown Winner and twelfth Grand Slam champion. In this latest ‘Many Faces of’ post, we will look at his various gimmicks in the WWF/E since debuting in early 1996. Continue reading
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